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LOT 0578
Cypriot Terracotta Idol Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 - 4 7/8 in. (581 grams total, 7.7-12.3 cm).
Including female bodies and body parts, some mounted. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Hellenistic Bronze Sitting Statuette of a Demon
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Modelled nude in seated pose with legs astride and right arm bent, the grotesque face slightly raised, horns to the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand; Eastern Greek. 71.5 grams total, 78 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Cypriot Terracotta Vessel Group
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric, 950-850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Including globular jar with painted fish detailing, globular jar with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, and other types. 1.07 kg total, 10.5-14.7 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Daunian Terracotta Askos Bird-Shaped Flask
Circa 400-350 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With squat bdy on a small disc foot, broad filler hole with flange rim and small stub spout, flat-section loop above; painted with bands of radiating hatching, segments and other designs. 193 grams, 11 cm
From an old German collection. Acquired in Brussels from Alara Gallery, 1994. Private collection, London, UK.
